Holder for bouquets



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I HOL-DIER PQBKBOUQUETS, &G.

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NTED STATES PATENT Ferca.

HERMAN C. AWIEDENMANN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOLDER FOR BoUQUETs, stof SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 501,392, dated July 11, 189.3.

Application tiled September l, 1892. Serial No. 444,771. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern..-

Beit known that I, HERMAN C. WIEDEN- MANN, of Philadelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a newand Improved Holder for Bouquets, Flag-Sticks, dac., of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in a holder which is adapted tosupport bouquets, flag sticks, parasols, lantern poles, and other lightarticles; and the objects ofmy invention are to produce a cheap'andsimple hold er which may be easily attached to a rod or brace of anykind but which is especially adapted for attachment to the frame orhandle bar of a bicycle, which may be easily adjusted to lit differentsizes of supports, which is adapted to clasp and hold securely any lightarticles of the kind mentioned, and which may be very convenientlyoperated.

To these ends, my invention consists in certain featuresof constructionand combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis speci tication, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a viewV of the holder as applied to a bicycle. Fig. 2 is adetail perspective vieW of the holder. Fig. 3 isarear end view of thesame. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the holder. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectionon the line 5-5 in Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of amodified form of the holder.

The holder has a clasp which is formed of a single piece of spring metaland has a body portion 11 adapted to be fastened to a rod or support ofany kind, and this body is preferably of a cylindrical shapebutit may beof a rectangular shape, as shown in Fig. 6, or shaped to fit anyparticular form of rod. The top 11 is open on one side and on each sideof the opening it merges into an outwardly extending arm, these arms 12and 13 being produced opposite one another, as shown best in Fig. 4, andby adjusting them to and from each other the body 11 may be contractedor expanded so as to t snugly upon its supporting rod. These arms shouldbe made sufficiently long for a person to get a good grip upon them soas to easily operate the clasp. The arm 12 has punched out of itscentral portion a tongue 14 which extends at nearly right angles to thearm, and on the upper side of the tongue is a series of teeth 15 whichengage a slightly protruding lip 16 which is produced above a slot 17 inthe arm 13. The slot 17 is adapted to receive the tongue 14, as bestshownin Figs. 2 and 5, and the tongue springs upward centrally for` itsteeth to be held in engagement with the lip 16, and by this means thearms 12 and 13 may be fastened in relation to each other and the claspsecured in place. The, body 11 of the clasp has a'lining 18 which'is ofrubber, leather, or other yielding material, and this enables it to gripits support rmly and also facilitates its secure fastening, as thelining will yield sufficiently to enable the arms 12 and 13 to be pushedltogether enough for a particular pull to engage the lip 16 when suchcompression could not otherwise be effected.

Projecting from one side of the body 11 and preferably at right anglesto the arms 12 and 13 are flat spring arms 19, and the planes of thearms are also preferably at right angles to the planes of the arms 12and 13, so that When the clasp is fastened to a horizontal bar like thehandle bar of a bicycle, the arms 19 will be in position to hold a bookor other article in anv upright position. The arms 19 have oppositecurves 20 therein near the middle portion of the arms, and the arms arethen bent inward, as shown at 21, and finally terminatein diverging endportions 22, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The opposite curves 2O thusform an open loop and the diverging ends 22 enable an article such asthe stern of a bouquet, the stick of a flag, or any similar thing to beeasily pushed inward so as to spread the arms, and after the saidarticle passes the bends 21, the arms spring together and hold itsecurely in place.

The manner of using the holder is illustrated in Fig. 1. Here the clasp11 is secured to the handle bar 23 of a bicycle 24, and a bouquet isheld between the arms 19. It will be seen that this device may beattached to almost any part of the bicycle frame and will offer aconvenient means for carrying any light article. j

When the holder is not in use it may be easily detached and carried in abag-or other ICO convenient place. |Ihe holder is especially intendedfor use on a bicycle, but it may be applied to other supports ifdesired.

I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the exactshapes shown, of the clasp proper, as the same may be varied to adaptthe clasp to receive the support or article to which it is to beattached. Neither do I limit myself to the exact position shown, ofthespring arms, as they may emanate from the body of the clasp in anydesired direction, dependent upon their use and on the nature of thearticle to be supported.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A holder of the character described, comprising anadjustable body shaped to t a rod and having outwardly-extending arms, afastening device to hold the arms together, and a second pair ofoppositely-arranged spring arms projecting from the body and havingoppositely curved portions adapted to form a loop between them,substantially as described.

2. A holder of the character described, comprising a clasp havingabodyportion shaped to fit a rod and oppositely extending arms formedintegral with the body portion, a toothed tongue produced on one of thearms and held to extend through a slot on the opposite arm, a lipproduced above the slot and held to engage the teeth of the tongue, anda holdercarried by the clasp, Substantially as described.

3. A holder of the character described, comprising a clasp having abody' with an opening on one side, oppositely extending arms formedintegral with the clasp and extending from the sides of the opening, anadjustable fastening device to affix the position of the arms and fastenthe clasp to a support, and a second pair of arms projecting from oneside of the clasp andforming between them an open loop adapted toreceive and support an article, substantially as described.

4. A holder of the character described, comprising a clasp having aiiexible lining and adapted to lit a support, an adjustable fasteningdevice to secure the clasp in position and arms extending from one sideof the clasp, said arms being curved so as to form between them an openloop, substantially asdescribed.

HERMAN C. WIEDENMANN.

Vitnesses:

WILLIAM H. COOKE, WALTER G. GREEN.

